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The Demolisher 2-in-1, as its name suggests, is essentially "two blasters in one". It features a top clip system dart-firing blaster and a small, bottom missile-firing blaster. It uses a flywheel system and has a acceleration trigger to allow the user to rev up the motors for use.

It advertises a firing range of up to ninety feet[2]; the gray trigger release of the Demolisher will fire up to twenty-five meters (eighty-five feet).[5]

The missile-launching part of the blaster fires up to fifty feet depending on how hard you pull the slide back. It is not detachable and is integrated into the blaster. [5] It's also noted that the blaster is about the same size as the RapidStrike CS-18 in its prototype stage.[5] It should be noted that the acceleration trigger does not have to be held in order for the missile to be launched.

History

The Demolisher 2-In-1 was first revealed on January 20, 2014 when it was leaked by Popular Mechanics.[6] The original listing claimed the blaster would fire Mega Darts although the picture clearly showed a missile.[7] It became the first Nerf blaster to use a banana clip, not including off-brand blasters or Super Soakers, which led some in the community to fear that jams could frequently occur with the blaster.[8] Rampant speculation in the community led to arguments over whether or not the missile launcher is detachable, whether it has a trigger or not, and whether it is air-powered or manually-operated.[9]

The Demolisher then made its first public appearance outside of small testing areas at the 2014 New York Toy Fair alongside many other newly discovered blasters.[10] Official images of the Demolisher, alongside the Thunderbow and Slingfire, were revealed when German website Bankcroft.de listed all three products for sale in May 2014.[11] Its refill pack was spotted on Smyths Toys' website.[12]

Value packs

A Costco exclusive value pack of the Demolisher 2-In-1 that was available in the United States and Canada contains an extra banana clip and twenty Elite Darts.[13] In Germany, this value pack is exclusive to Rossmann drug stores.

Reloading and firing

To reload the Demolisher, load up to ten darts into the included banana clip and insert the clip to the blaster. Place a missile into the missile slot.

To fire darts, pull the acceleration trigger to rev up the flywheels and then the firing trigger. Flywheels must be at full power to achieve max range or if not, range will be decreased.

To fire the missile, pull the pump forward to prime, and back to fire.